FARMINGTON HILLS, MI — Doctors at Farmington Hills' Botsford Hospital continue to see improvement from Bay City native Rose Trahan Cipriano and upgraded her condition to serious, a hospital spokeswoman said Monday.

"Rose Cipriano condition has been upgraded to serious. While the nature of her injuries are still considered serious, she has shown positive signs which include stable vital signs, smiling, responding to family members and staff with a smile, mouthing words or questions, squeezing her family and friends hands," hospital spokeswoman Margo Gorchow said in an e-mail.

Gorchow added that doctors and family members have started to look for rehabilitation centers for Cipriano.

"It is likely that she will be discharged from Botsford by the end of the week," Gorchow said.

Cipriano, her husband Robert and their son Salvatore were attacked during the early morning on April 16. Robert Cipriano, the director of business services at Dearborn Public Schools, died from the attack.

Rose Cipriano had been in critical condition at the Farmington Hills hospital since the attack. Salvatore, 17, remains in critical condition.

"His injuries were somewhat more severe and while he has definitely shown signs of purposeful movement and response his medical needs are such that he is not ready for discharge to a rehab facility at this time," Gorchow said.

The Ciprianos’ son Tucker, 19, and his friend Mitchell Young, 20, have been charged in the attacks. The two are scheduled to appear in court on May 23.

Two funds have been set up in support of the families. One fund has been set up to cover the expenses of the Ciprianos’ children who were unharmed during the attack, Tanner, 17, and Isabella, 8. The other fund is to help offset travel costs for family members visiting Rose and Savatore Cipriano in the hospital.